Recipe- Mumbai Style Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is an Indian fast food (Street food) dish that originated in Maharashtra (Mumbai). Pav Bhaji is vegetables mix with a roasted buttery pav. Pav Bhaji is a most popular, hottest selling, widely loved street food. This delicious street food available everywhere in India as a fast food and people love this so much.

Pav Bhaji is a spicy blend of different vegetables in an onion-tomato gravy, which is serve with a roasted buttery pav. This is truly an innovation that arose out of the necessity of providing a nice hot meal in a hurry and one that tickles the taste buds.

Ingredients

For Mix Veggies

2-3 medium sized Peeled Potato
1 cup Cauliflower Florets
1 Chopped Carrot
1 medium sized Capsicum
1 small Brinjal
¼ cup Green Peas

For Gravy Masala

4 tbsp Butter/Oil/Ghee
1 cup Finely Chopped Onion
1 cup Finely Chopped Tomato
2 tsp Crushed Garlic
Pinch of Asafoetida
½ cup Finely Chopped Capsicum
¼ cup Shredded Carrot
¼ cup Shredded Beet
2 tsp Red Chili Powder
2-3 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala
Salt
1-2 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves

Other Ingredients

1 tbsp Ghee
½ tsp Red Chili powder
¼ tsp Pav Bhaji Masala

For Bun

Pav/Bun
Melted Butter

For Garnishing

¼ Cup finely chopped onion
3-4 lemon wedges
Chopped Coriander leaves
Melted butter

Method

* Wash the all mix veggies and presser cook with water (as required) till completely cooked or 4-5 whistle then keep aside, let it be cool.

For Gravy masala

* Heat butter in a pan. Add crushed garlic and sauté for few seconds.

* Add asafoetida, chopped onion, 2-3 pinch salt and again sauté for few minutes till onion becomes golden brown.

* Add chopped capsicum, shredded carrot, shredded beet and stir it, and cook it till completely soft or 3-4 minutes.

* Add chopped tomato and again sauté/stir till tomato will soften and mix very well.

* Add red chili powder, Pav Bhaji masala, salt and mix well, mash with masher, then stir it on a medium flame till oil separates.

Process

* Drain the boiled veggies, mix with the prepared gravy masala and mash it with potato masher, mix well. Add salt, ½ - ¾ cup water (use boiled veggie water) and stir it on a medium flame for 4-5 minutes.

* Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a small tempering pan. Add red chili powder, Pav Bhaji masala and mix for a minute on a medium flame, then pour over the Bhaji. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well, again stir it for few minutes.

* Your Bhaji is ready. Now cut bun/pav into halve, heat butter on a griddle and roast both sides of bun/pav till golden color.

Serving

* Place the hot Pav and Bhaji on a serving plate. Add some dollop of butter or ghee, garnish with chopped corianders leaves and chopped onions, and lemon wedges.